Howard Financial Services LTD. Decreases Stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA)

Howard Financial Services LTD. lessened its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 0.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 22,575 shares of the company’s stock after selling 201 shares during the period. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,676,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Family Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 130,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,154,000 after purchasing an additional 18,591 shares during the last quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,232,000. Elk River Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 41.2% during the fourth quarter. Elk River Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $873,000 after purchasing an additional 3,625 shares during the last quarter. Bennett Associates Wealth Management acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $11,903,000. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 33.7% during the fourth quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,000 after buying an additional 313 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

IEFA stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $72.66. 7,533,209 shares of the stock traded hands. The firm has a market cap of $114.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.11. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $56.55 and a 1-year high of $70.84.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Profile

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America IEFA was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.